Cameron Percy records third runner-up finish of season
Cameron Percy – file photo PGA of America
Victorian Cameron Percy has added yet another runner-up finish in his first full PGA Tour Champions season, this time going down by one shot to first-time winner, Tommy Gainey, at the Constellation Furyk and Friends event.
Percy began the final round of the 54-hole event in Jacksonville, Florida, three shots behind another looking for his first win at this level, Matt Gogel, and took some time to get his round moving forward.
Even par at the turn, Percy played his homeward nine in 3 under 33 for a final round of 69 but fell two short of Gainey, who birdied the final hole for a round of 66 and the two-shot victory.
Percy added another US$184,000 to his war chest for the season, taking his earnings in 2025 to almost US$1.2 million.
Percy had makeable birdie chances at the 17th and 18th but was unable to convert to pressure 5o year old Gainey, who had Monday-qualified for this event.
Percy’s two attempts on 17 and 18 were rather ordinary efforts and highlighted the struggles he had on the greens all week.
“I had six three-putts this week and I lost by two. They weren’t — one of them was long and the rest of them were 20, 30-foot past, just misjudging the grain and the speed and stuff. I’ll do some speed stuff next week. I think, next week, the greens are really fast. Six three-putts is a lot in a three-round golf tournament. I played nicely, it was tough.”
“I thought I was trying to run Matt down,” added Percy, referring to the fact that Gogel was his target starting the day.
“I was doing my best to try and do that, and he was in front for a long time. Then Tommy made a birdie and an eagle, now I’ve got to chase Tommy down. He just played too good. He hit a great drive and second shot on 15, did enough on 16 and 17, and then what a way to finish, a birdie on the last.
Canberra’s Brendan Jones, playing in his rookie season on the PGA Tour Champions, recorded his best finish and only top ten of the year when he tied for 3rd, a late bogey proving costly in his final round 69 as he was forced to share 3rd place with four other golfers.
Jones will earn close to US$100,000, however, and moves to 62nd place in the Schwab Cup standings with US$259,000.
